Background: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is the third most common vascular disease in the US, frequently underdiagnosed and potentially fatal condition where embolic material blocks one or more pulmonary arteries impairing blood flow. In this study, we aim to describe the prevalence, outcomes, and predictors of mortality of mechanical (MT) and surgical thrombectomy (ST). Methods: This [...]

Case Presentation: A 32 year old South Asian man with a history of hyperlipidemia presented to the emergency department (ED) for severe, crushing, mid-sternal chest pain associated with nausea and diaphoresis that awoke him from sleep. In the ED, he was found to have a troponin elevation to 1.159 ng/ml (normal < 0.055 ng/ml) and [...]